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North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

Official-source rules, permission pathways, map context and practical next steps—kept separate from the rockhounding atlas.

North Carolina National Wildlife Refuges Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

10 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 10 records with safe map navigation
Alligator River National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Cedar Island National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Currituck National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Mackay Island National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Mattamuskeet National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Pea Island National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Pee Dee National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Roanoke River National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Swanquarter National Wildlife RefugeNorth CarolinaNamed public place map search
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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search
Search/recovery restricted — refuge resource rules do not authorize recreational treasure/artifact searching or recovery Grade A · 100/100

Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

National Wildlife Refuge status carries federal protected-resource/search restrictions; ordinary public wildlife access does not authorize recreational metal detecting or recovery.

DecisionSearch RestrictedTrip readyNoPlanResolve Search Purpose And Site Rule Before TravelEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionPurpose-specific search/resource restriction — not a blanket detector-use ban
Permit: Check rule Verified: 2026-08-29
Open verified record Google MapOpenStreetMapApple MapsNamed public place map search